OT: I Hate Disney

[EnochRoot]

These disputes are common among satellite/cable companies and tv broadcasting companies. This is not unique to Disney. These disputes are always a two way street. All companies are greedy. Directv just notified their customers that they are raising their rates just like every cable company and streamer does far too often.

This.

Folks also need to realize that it’s their own fault for being beholden to one corporation to deliver all the content they desire. Both DirecTV and Disney leverage this fact constantly. DirecTV has far less of a footprint as they once did, so Disney, as a publicly shared company, is motivated to extract higher fees because of the dwindling subscriber-base at D-TV.

Move on to YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu Live, etc. They’ve already done their time in the cage with Disney and other content providers. And then guess what? When it’s [YT TV, Fubo, Hulu Live] time in the cage again and they don’t come through for you, move on to another one.

 

[coachcap]

These disputes are common among satellite/cable companies and tv broadcasting companies. This is not unique to Disney. These disputes are always a two way street. All companies are greedy. Directv just notified their customers that they are raising their rates just like every cable company and streamer does far too often.

I agree with this. We finally cut the cord & went with Fubo early in the spring. Shortly after we signed up, Fubo got rid of SNY & the discovery networks (foodtv, HGTV, etc.) I think more of this will happen as streamers like Max have picked up many of these stations.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Strangely, Hulu Live (owned mostly by Disney) never has that kind of dispute with Disney.

As for DisneyWorld/Land, it's fun. Taking my now 21 year old this December, to do Epcot properly. She may want to go to Star Wars land again too. But Universal is better. Better rides, better park experience, hotels a nice walk to CityWalk, it's a fun spot, probably even without kids.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Iger thinks he is a super hero like the Marvel characters who have also run their course. Really all he is, is another narcissistic CEO. He is slowly but surely destroying an All American brand. The take my ball and going home unless you play by my rules is juvenile.

He is another Walsh who was eventually outed as an ineffective CEO but not before ruining GE so bad they will never make it back to respectability.

I laugh when I read he is actively looking for his replacement so the succession plan of getting the country to hate Disney continues. They ran out of Marvel story lines and are doing their best with the multiverse stuff to figure out a way to use old characters in a different dimension.

The genre has run its course. Sorry Bob…..for some reason I still have ABC on my DirectTV feed and I can assure you if it is on ABC I am watching on DirectTV not switching platforms.

 

[Umami Zen]

It’s not about the kids. It’s about how much money they can drain out of you because they’ve brainwashed your kid. Watch Frozen a thousand times then come here to spend 7 grand. Cmon.

I connected those dots a long time ago.

 

[boog204]

I have a love/hate thing with Disney. I absolutely loved it as a kid. I've taken my daughter 3-4 times now and it is stupid expensive, crowded, and everything else. But I still get sentimental doing some of the things I did as a kid and seeing my child have that experience is fantastic. Unfortunately, that's often mitigated by all of the other "stuff."

 

[Palatine]

Disney stopped being Disney a while ago.

 

[Deepster]

Two of my favorite things about Disney that are just so "American" are:

1) Disney Foot or Disney Rash. Medically known as exercise induced vasculitis, it's basically a rash on the lower calf and ankle/foot area caused by fatsos who don't do anything physical, then walk way more than they're used to in the Florida heat.

2) Scooters for Hire. At one point, people with mobility scooters were "selling" their services to get families down low to the Disney park shows or into lighter lines. Basically, you and your family pay this fatso on a mobility scooter to go around the park with you, circumvent lines and get into the front area handicap seating. God bless America.

 

[nomar]

I am indifferent about Disney, but I do find “Disney Adults” to be very weird.

If you go to a Disney park without children you have some screws loose (with the obvious exception being drinking around the world at Epcot).

But it's not weird if you (adult male) and your wife (adult female) are wearing matching t-shirts

 

[nomar]

Two of my favorite things about Disney that are just so "American" are:

1) Disney Foot or Disney Rash. Medically known as exercise induced vasculitis, it's basically a rash on the lower calf and ankle/foot area caused by fatsos who don't do anything physical, then walk way more than they're used to in the Florida heat.

2) Scooters for Hire. At one point, people with mobility scooters were "selling" their services to get families down low to the Disney park shows or into lighter lines. Basically, you and your family pay this fatso on a mobility scooter to go around the park with you, circumvent lines and get into the front area handicap seating. God bless America.

On (2), when I was a kid, we were going to Disneyworld, and the day before we were going down, my dad hurt his leg and couldn't really walk. So when we get to the park, we get him a wheelchair. Then when we started going to the rides, they (unexpectedly) start ushering us through the separate special line for disabled people. This goes on for 2 days. The morning of the 3rd day, my dad is going stir crazy and says he doesn't want be in the wheelchair anymore. We all go, get in the freaking wheelchair.

 

[Scottzer]

But it's not weird if you (adult male) and your wife (adult female) are wearing matching t-shirts

Clearly the point of Disney is to eventually create a large group of furries. I would not be surprised if they did the Adult Disney thing.

 

[Northbound]

When I was at the WWL I often proclaimed I do not get Disney, I’m a Looney Tunes guy. Made me super popular.

 

[QuickDraw]

direct tv is also a participant in this not that disney deserves any consideration but you will be paying more to both after this

 

[KryHavok]

We had a choice one year Disney or Universal Studios to take the kids...I really wanted Universal as I have no interest in Disney, and we had a blast with the Harry Potter attractions.

 

[alexd]

Disney World FL was fun to experience at different points in my life. I first went in 1973 when it was small and brand new. The big rides were the haunted house and 20,000 leagues under the sea submarine. I was 10 and went with my family when my grandparents moved to central FL. The I went with my family and another family when I was 17. Epcot and Space Mountain had just opened so those were a big deal. We stayed at the Polynesian Village. Then I went with some friends when I was in college. Beer was still cheap. Then in my mid 20's with my fiance who had never gone. Then 12 years later as a family with my parents, my sister and her 2 girls and our 2 girls. All the girls were between 6 and 10 so seeing it all through their eyes was fun. That's was about when the prices were getting crazy but my parent's treated us. LOL That was over 20 years ago and I've had no interest in going back.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I agree re: Disney being a piece of crap... But how much of this is DirecTV's fault?

Honest question, I have NO idea.

DirectTV has had several price increases over the past few years.

 

[HuskyNan]

We had a choice one year Disney or Universal Studios to take the kids...I really wanted Universal as I have no interest in Disney, and we had a blast with the Harry Potter attractions.

Hagrid's Motorcycle Adventure is fantastic, one of the best roller coasters I've been on. The coaster in the Hogwart's castle is supposed to be really good too.

I live in Orlando and we end up at one of The Parks, as they're called, whenever someone visits. Parts of Disney are OK but too saccharine for me to take for too long. We prefer Epcot or Hollywood Studios at Disney (love the Rock'n Roller Coaster) Sea World has some good rides, the Manta is awesome, good option for a change. Universal is the best, IMO, lots of variety with a more grown up feel.

 

[CL82]

They ran out of Marvel story lines and are doing their best with the multiverse stuff to figure out a way to use old characters in a different dimension

There are many decades of storylines in the marvel universe. The problem with dipping into Multiverse and alternative timelines is it starts being a lazy way to fix things right? Kill a character? Bring them back an alternative timeline or bring back his Multiverse double.

I also think the Avengers storylines, while decent movies that had a huge gross or problematic because you exhaust a lot of character interest across a broad range of characters in a single movie. That plus the single character movies have made the genre feel a bit tired.

 

[Mots010]

I am indifferent about Disney, but I do find “Disney Adults” to be very weird.

If you go to a Disney park without children you have some screws loose (with the obvious exception being drinking around the world at Epcot).

Going to Disney as an adult is weird unless you binge drink....got it.

 

[superjohn]

Now that we're on the adult Disney people are weird thing can we also talk about how weird adult comic book/comic movie people are?

 

[huskeynut]

We moved to Florida 8 years ago. We located in central Florida about an hour from Disney. Purchased a season pass for the two of us. Went 2 or 3 times in two years. Didn't renew. Not worth the money.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Hagrid's Motorcycle Adventure is fantastic, one of the best roller coasters I've been on. The coaster in the Hogwart's castle is supposed to be really good too.

I live in Orlando and we end up at one of The Parks, as they're called, whenever someone visits. Parts of Disney are OK but too saccharine for me to take for too long. We prefer Epcot or Hollywood Studios at Disney (love the Rock'n Roller Coaster) Sea World has some good rides, the Manta is awesome, good option for a change. Universal is the best, IMO, lots of variety with a more grown up feel.

100%. Disney Springs can be fun as well. Magic Kingdom is the one I'm pretty much done with now that my daughter is grown. Hollywood is fun, especially with the new Star Wars area. Animal Kingdom is meh. Universal is fun, definitely a more adult feel being able to grab a beer at Harry Potter world. The Hagrid ride is awesome. City Walk is a plus and we had a great time listening to live music at the Hard Rock hotel bar.

 

[Austin316]

Costs increased from like $40 to $200 in twenty years.

Take your kids to Quassy, Lake Compounce, or Six Flags if you live around here.

 

[Rico444]

Now that we're on the adult Disney people are weird thing can we also talk about how weird adult comic book/comic movie people are?

We have a board full of people that stream 16-year-olds playing basketball, not sure we're all that high and mighty here.

 

[Austin316]

Going to Disney as an adult is weird unless you binge drink....got it.

Binge drinking around little kids at the “most magical place on earth”